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Yellow sac spider

Cheiracanthium mildei

Photo by peter
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted this little yellow dude, about the size of a quarter, crawling on my wall this morning. So we became buddies :)

Habitat:

Downtown Toronto, mostly a mixwood plain and evergreen region.

Notes:

Shot with an iPhone and an Olloclip.

Species ID Suggestions

yellow sac spider

Cheiracanthium mildei

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Comments (5)
LauraFlores
At the same time beautiful and fragile! Loved it
Tyler Hughes
Spiders are truly amazing creatures. great pic!
peter
Thanks Mary. Eric, I've updated the spotting based on your suggestion. Many thanks!

Spotted for Missions

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
International Spider Survey
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Wildlife of the Niagara Region
Mission
Wildlife in the Greater Toronto Area

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PublishedFebruary 28, 2012

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